BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — Bessemer Police Chief Michael Wood is calling for a change to Alabama’s gun laws after three shootings in four days left three dead and seven injured.
“Something that they believe is the way to solve problems is with a gun,” Wood said during a press conference Tuesday. “And that’s not the answer. You gotta talk it out and not shoot it out.”
Raukeem Cunningham, 20, is charged with capital murder in Friday night’s triple homicide at the Citgo gas station in Bessemer. He was out on bond at the time of the shooting.
During the press conference, police announced Willie Stokes III is charged with hindering prosecution in Friday’s shooting. Investigators are currently searching for two additional persons of interest.
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The family of 41-year-old Jon Wesley Fowler, one of the men killed Friday, is devastated by the sudden and tragic loss.
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